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FEMA says hurricane season comment was a 'joke,' blasts coverage as 'mean-spirited'
FEMA is dismissing recent reports that its acting administrator was unaware of hurricane season, calling David Richardson's ...
FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...
Joke or no joke, FEMA staff confused, concerned about budget cuts
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...
The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion
President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, ...
Trump’s new FEMA head makes a dangerous admission
Trump has been critical of FEMA in recent years and has even suggested that the agency be eliminated. He was also delayed in ...
Explainer-What is FEMA, US emergency agency under fire from Trump?
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after David Richardson, the head of the U.S.
FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s
Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season,” Richardson said. “I didn’t realize it was a season.” ...